Mayor Doug Chaffee picks up the tradition of mayoral monthly meetings with the Fullerton community Tuesday night, February 25 at the Fullerton Community Center, 340 W. Commonwealth Ave. The program officially begins at 6:30 and ends at 7:30, but previous such town-hall style discussions with other mayors have stretched to 8:00 pm or later.

In the recent past similar events with then-Mayor Bruce Whitaker engendered insightful and productive discussions by area residents of diverse backgrounds and ideological orientations. The Rag suggests asking Mayor Chaffee about any number of ongoing city issues and practices, including high density housing developments, the Hillcrest Park Master Plan, community based civilian oversight of the Fullerton Police Department, the College Town plan to close Nutwood Ave., and the status of plans to re-open the Hunt Branch Library.

The series is planned to continue on the fourth Tuesday of each month in different locations throughout the city. For more info call (714) 738-6311.

Obviously, we should all support and encourage all of our elected officials to hold regular open houses to allow citizens to ask any question relating to the City of Fullerton for which Mayor Chaffee now represents.

But for these meetings to be a success it will require Mayor Chaffee to honestly and openly answer all questions posed to him in this forum. If it is handled as a open and honest exchange of information, it will serve a useful purpose for all our citizens.